NSA Debate Likely to Extend to Confirmation Hearings of James Comey

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI, James Comey, is likely to face scrutiny over government surveillance following the discovery that the NSA had access to virtually all Americans’ phones, The Wall Street Journal reports. That’s because Comey, a former prosecutor, is intimately familiar with surveillance. In 2004, Comey threatened to resign…

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The Post and Courier Editorial: “Mr. Holder Should Spare the President That Overdue Task by Resigning”

  By Post and Courier Editorial A Justice Department official insisted Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder has a “long-standing belief that protecting and defending the First Amendment is essential to our democracy.” That’s hard to reconcile with the department’s wide-ranging wiretapping of Associated Press editors and reporters last year. Also hard to reconcile is…

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DOJ Report: Justice Dept. Temporarily Lost Track of 2 Suspected Terrorists in Witness Protection Program

By Fox News The Justice Department temporarily lost track of two known or suspected terrorists who were in the witness protection program — and allowed others on the no-fly list to board commercial flights — according to a watchdog report which fueled criticism of the administration. “This is gross mismanagement — pure and simple,” Rep….

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